spouted

past tense of spout

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spouted That’s the prayerful explanation for the nonsense that spouted this week from the leaders of a football conference that hopes to grow up and be the Big Ten someday. Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026 There are two areas in my garden where fern asparagus has been growing for more than four decades, having first spouted from seeds that had been deposited, no doubt, by birds. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026 Kirk often spouted toxic right-wing rhetoric, including anti-gay and Islamophobic views, as well as antisemitic conspiracy theories. Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Management claimed that the refund was already being processed when the customer became verbally aggressive and then the situation escalated when the customer allegedly spouted explicit death threats at the employee. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026 One time that Sanford spouted off about his grievances against the church was at a wedding 13 years ago, one of the friends said. Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 The other 41% of the posts spouted antisemitic abuse, such as dehumanization of Jewish people or attacks on their character. Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 Fireworks spouted directly beyond the stage where the president and others spoke, which had online critics questioning the need for them. Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025 Hot disputes between nations over cross-border water have lately spouted like geysers. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouted
Verb
  • About 250 pages of Caltrans records obtained by Abridged under the California Public Records Act revealed multiple instances in which unapproved concrete was poured, some of which required crews to tear it up and start over.
    Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Political and business leaders poured cold water on calls from AI giants to slow the pace of technological development, while the prospects of a US-China detente looked slim.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile in Boston, England huffed and puffed but could not blow Ghana away.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.
    Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Chaos erupted in the backfield on nearly every clear passing down for Mayfield, none larger than the final sack-fumble of the day by Mafe.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The exchange is the latest chapter in a public disagreement that erupted after Clancy's trial, when Reddington publicly criticized the lone holdout juror who prevented a unanimous verdict on murder charges.
    Brittany Miller , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Running back Kenneth Walker rushed up the middle only to find a wall, then kicked the run outside to the left and dashed up the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Carter slid inside and Thibodeaux rushed from the edge on third-and-5 late in the first half.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Oli Marmol was later ejected after sticking up for Rincon, who was making his MLB debut.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Marmol then came out of the dugout to confront Eddings and was ejected during the Rockies’ five-run inning.
    Michael Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Clancy, who was accused of murdering her three children in January 2023, has been in the national spotlight the last few weeks as her trial was live-streamed.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • QuoTrek streamed data over FM radio frequencies via satellite.
    Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In fact, Israel built its future wagering that the Palestinians violently displaced and expelled in the Nakba would eventually move on, assimilate, forget the depravity that ripped them from their land.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • He was expelled from Prairie View A&M University in 1971 after protesting against the expulsion of the editor of the student newspaper.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As Kimbrel got set to face Marlins first baseman Kyle Stowers, the right-hander crouched near the mound as liquid spewed from his mouth before the broadcast camera cut away.
    Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Earth’s moon—which also has the advantage of being 50 percent larger than Pluto and of having volcanoes that once spewed actual lava instead of mere water—fully deserves planethood by these very same metrics.
    Mike Brown, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Spouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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